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HR 8693 117th Congress House Health

No Cost for Monkeypox Testing Act of 2022

Introduced: August 9, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Aug 9, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Aug 9, 2022
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No Cost for Monkeypox Testing Act of 2022

This bill requires specified public health care programs and private health insurance to cover, through December 31, 2023, testing for monkeypox without imposing cost-sharing, including deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments. (Monkeypox is a viral disease that is endemic to parts of Africa and causes symptoms similar to, but less severe than, smallpox.)

The bill also establishes procedures for uninsured individuals to access such testing at no cost.

What's happening now August 9, 2022

Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Armed Services, Veterans' Affairs, Oversight and Reform, and Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Democratic 16
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Sep 14, 2022
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Aug 30, 2022
 D
Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Aug 19, 2022
 D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
California · Aug 12, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Aug 12, 2022
 D
Casten, Sean
Illinois · Aug 12, 2022
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Aug 12, 2022
Wexton, Jennifer
· Aug 12, 2022
Bass, Karen
· Aug 9, 2022
Cicilline, David
· Aug 9, 2022
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Evans, Dwight
Pennsylvania · Aug 9, 2022
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Jacobs, Sara
California · Aug 9, 2022
Jones, Mondaire
· Aug 9, 2022
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Aug 9, 2022
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Aug 9, 2022
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Aug 9, 2022
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · Aug 9, 2022
 D
Takano, Mark
California · Aug 9, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Aug 9, 2022
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Torres, Ritchie
New York · Aug 9, 2022
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Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · Aug 9, 2022
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Aug 9, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8693: No Cost for Monkeypox Testing Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8693/
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"H.R. 8693: No Cost for Monkeypox Testing Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8693/.
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H.R. 8693, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8693/.
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